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Manawatu Herald, 27 August 1903, Page 2

Tenders are required for cutting and removing trees in All Saints' Church grounds. Mr Cottle, dentist, notifies that his next visit to Foxton will be on Saturday, Sept. sth. Further additions are made to Messrs Abraham and Williams' Levin stock sale, which will be held tomorrow. Informations have been laid by the police against the five hotelkeepers in the Newtown district for selling intoxicating liquor without licenses. The cases come before the S.M. tomorrow. The football match Taranaki v. Manawatu was played at Palmerston yesterday afternoon, resulting in a win for the visitors by 7 points to 3. The ijame was hard fought, each side securing a try, Taranaki also getting a goal from a mark. Taranaki have now won all their matches, viz., against Wanganui, Hawks’ Bay, Wellington, Wairarapa and Manawatu;

Another case of smallpox is reported at Launceston.

The outbreak of plague in the northern end of New Caledonia has died out. The British Vice-Consul at Bitlis reports that the situation in Armenia is more tranquil. Since January the number of lives saved by lifeboats for which the Royal National Lifeboat Institution have granted rewards is 408. On the night of the King’s arrival in Ireland a large bonfire was lit on a hill overlooking Dublin Bay. Lily Perclval, a music-hall artist, was bound over at Laeds for threatening to stab her husband with a hatpin.

During gun practice at Lydd ranges, Kent, a fuse exploded, blowing away parts of the right hand and 5 face of an artilleryman. • The general verdict of French newspapers is that the Humbert affair began and ended in bluff, and nobody believes in the Regnier story.

Last year 16,052 children were dealt with by the National Waifs’ Association, and since its establishment in 1886 it has rescued 49,800 boys and girls.

A sale of goods seized by the Custom authorities, held in Melbourne, realised £*395- Included in the goods were 40,000 yards of lace, which sold for £ 1195-

The youngest daughter of Paul Kruger, late of the Transvaal, arrived at Wellington on Thursday with her husband, Mr T. J. Whelan, of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. , Mr Alfred jenks is shortly to be promoted to the relieving staff in the District Traffic Manager’s office, Wanganui. Mr F. C. G. Huse from Eltham is to succeed Mr Jenks at our local railway station. Four splendid draught horses are being taken by the Himitangi to Greymouth to-day. The value of each of these horses here is £6O a piece and it is expected they will realise £75 on the West Coast 5.1., where these valuable animals are in great demand. Ihe Police Offences Amendment Act provides for the closing of every public billard-room from 11 pm! to 8 a.ra. next day, except on Saturdays, when it shall be closed from 11 p.m. Until 8 a!mi on the following Monday. For a breach of the Act a fine not exceeding £lO is fixed. - At the Palmerston Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court on Monday Sidney Birchley was remanded to Wanganui on a charge of causing bodily harm to Elizabeth ' Baker at Wanganui by riding at her on horseback while she was cycling at night. George Baker was also fined zos for a breach of the borough building by-laws.

There are a number of spurious half sovereigns in circulation in Wellington. The fraud consists of a genuine half-sovereign and a sixpence sliced in half, the head part of the sixpence being welded to the coat-of-arms half of the gold coin, and vice versa, and then finished off with gilt over the silver side.

In a Wellington fish shop the other morning was observable a placard, placed above a pile of freshly smoked blue cod) bearing the legend. “ Our mild-cured fish cannot be eaten." The wrathful proprietor of the shop being asked “ Why ? ” explained that he had written “ beaten," but some sanguinary idiot had rubbed out the “ b ”

News to hand states that the New Zealand Band owing to arriving at an inopportune season and having to pay heavy fees to assisting vocalists, conld not make things pay. They had also to compete against several other bands like Sousa’s and Garrison Bands, that were taking engagements and touring. From May 13th to June 27th they gave 74 performances, two a day, and traversed 2712 miles of railway. _ Their success from a musical standpoint has been extremely satisfactory.

In another column our readers will find duly set out the results of the recent annual school examination in standards. It seems we must be very careful lest we oftend the educational authorities, but we may at least point out that the list of pupils passed is the longest ever recorded in the history of the Foxton school, and the number of failures the smallest in any of the exams, during the last twenty years. The Head Teacher, his able assistants and the children, are all to be congratulated on the favourable results of the examination.

At the Palmerston North Magistrate's Court on Tuesday morning Mr A. Greenfield, S.M., who letires from the Bench after fifty years’ connection with the Civil Service of New Zealand, was the recipient of a testimonial from the members ot the legal profession practising in’Palmerston. The Mayor (Mr Dunk) "made the presentation. Mr H. S. Fitzherbert, on behalf of the solicitors, paid tribute to Mr Greenfield. Accompanying the illuminated address was also presented a pnrse of sovereigns. Mr Greenfield will reside in Nelson.

During the process of lifting a bullock out of the railway Cattle pen on the wharf yesterday, Captain Shaw who was superintending the loading into the Himitangi was struck over the eye by one of the bullocks’ horns. The Captain was knocked from the steps of the pen oh to the wharf and narrowly escaped falling into the river. The injuries sustained by Capt. Shaw, we are glad to say, are not so serious as to prevent him continuing his duties.

On Sunday last while Mr and Mrs Levett were driving in a gig through a cutting near Mr Thynne’s residence, the horse shied at an approaching vehicle with the result that Mrs Levett was thrown out into a pool of water and so sudden and complete was the capsize that Mr Levett was imprisoned inside the body of the gig which had turned turtle. With the exception of a few bruises and drenches in water and mod no further injury was sustained-

Mr Len Furrie was offered a place in the North Island team as centre three-quarter in the football match North Island v. South Island which was played at Auckland yesterday, and which was won by the Southerners. Mr Furrie was unfortunately prevented from going owing to the school examination taking place on Monday last. For a player who has just reached bis majority, and as an allround athlete, Len’s record is a remarkable one. He has taken part in twenty rep- matches, representing Manawatu, Horowhenua, Wanganui, and Wellington province. SANDER and TRACT. According to reports of a great number of physicians of the hightest professional standing, there are offered Eucalpyti Ex tracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection of the world wide fame of Sanders and Sons preparation we publish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can be olaoed in other products Dr. W. B. Rush, Oakland Fla., writes It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sons). I employed different other preparations; they bad no therapeutic value and no effects. In one case the effects were Similar to the oil camphors, the objectionable action of which is well known.” Dr H.B; Drake, Portland, Oregon, gays— ( * Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus as I think it is by far the best.” Dr L. P. Preston’s Lynchburg, Va., Writes—” I never used any preparation other than Sander and Son’s, as I found the others to be almost useless.” Dr J. T. Cormell, Kansas City, Eans.-, says —” Care has to be exercised not to be supplied with spurious preparation i, as done by my supply druggist.” Dr Hf. H. Harfi New York, says—” It goes without saying that Sfiider and Soaa> Eucalypti Bxtraotisthe best in the market.” Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M.—” So wide is with me the range of'applications of Sander and Sons-Bucalypti Extract that I carry it with me wherever I go. I find it moat useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubled bronchitis, etc.” Neomot Alwavs Dangerous. —To the average man it soems childish to doctor a cold, and unless it becomes particularly annoying to him, little or no attention is given it. Often a cold contracted in the winter is allowed to run until the opening of spring. This is a grave mistake, as even though the warm weather may bring relief, the system is thereby weakened and rendered susceptible to disease. A cold should never be neglected, whether it be a child or an adult who is afflicted, as health and often life is risked. A bolt'e of Chim berlaio’s Gough Remedy, costing, but a smalt amount will bring speedy relief, and by its use all dangerous consequences will be avoided. For sa’e by E. Healey, chemist, Foxton. The only reallv herbal To ethaohe Remedy is Bock’s Herb Extract, This invariably relieves the pain and proves psrmanent in most oases' Messrs McGruer, Taylor & 0 of Orepuki, writeP. Bock & Co., Dear Sirs,—Please forward a box of your Toothache Cure, containing 12 bottles. We have had 4 testimonials to the good qualities of your medicine.